Home Grown Strawberries and Local War News
A Patchwork of small town notes covers farming update with strawberries taking a front seat. Wabash rerails three passenger trains, alters schedules, and a collision shatters a Ford. Local visits include Coulter family, Dea in from Chicago, and Georgic Hoosier news from Mishawaka and Laporte. Decoration Day events mark service flags and memorials as police register German alien females.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie ‘Coulter
Anas
Wesley
Pullman
O. D. Kull
Michigan City
Fred Guest
Ed Garwood
Gary
Bazil Rotzein
Paris
George Gemberling
Haskells
Westville
Frank Dea
Chicago
Wm. Bundy
O. M. Coulter
Lansing
Michigan
Will Young
Youngs
Florida
Lacey Theil
Clifton Ender
Ender
Jefferson Barracks
Laporte Council
Norman Wolfe
Frank B. Heusi
Laporte
D. C. McGinnis
William McGinnis
Gladys Hurley
Frank McGinnis
W. Sherral
Rensselaer
Superior Court
Door Village
Methodist Church
Edith McLellan
Edward Woodward
Sanford Robinson
Arley Hilligas
Mishawaka
Calhoun and
Joseph Streets
Peter
Toma- 80
Peter Tom
Bulgaria
Tomasoff
Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Court
State Highway Commission
Hamilton
R. D. Chapin
Federal Highway Transport Committee
Goodrich
Indiana
County Agent Named District Leader for Wheat Campaign
J. D. Harper, county agricultural agent, is appointed district leader for the upcoming wheat campaign. His territory covers Laporte Porter Lake St. Joseph Elkhart Marshall Starke and Pulaski counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Harper
Mr. Harper
Laporte
Porter, Lake
St. Joseph
Elkhart
Marshall
Starke
Pulaski
Sermon at Westville Lutheran on The Sin of Drunkenness
English services at Westville Lutheran Church next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Subject The Sin of Drunkenness. Text Romans fourteen seven to eight. Sermon will focus on the subject and not a plea for prohibition. Everyone is cordially invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westville
Henoch Brothers Take Roles in Laporte Firm
Fred and Harry Henoch of Laporte join Ove Gnatt and H. G. McClelland in the Ove Gnatt company. Fred will not work in the business while Harry serves as vice president and assistant manager. The firm makes artificial foliage and claims unique global position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Harry Henoch
Laporte
Ove Gnatt
H. G. McClelland
Ove Gnatt Company
Harry
Supreme Court Rules Child Labor Law Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court held Congress cannot regulate child labor nationwide, ruling that local communities retain the power to regulate such matters, following last year’s law and a bitter legislative fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
County Board Opens June Session Amid Busy Commissioners
The county board of review met Monday for a 30 day June session with County Assessor Peterson chairing. No business was presented as county commissioners were in session. On June 15 a Red Cross dance at Cattron hall features Artist Bros. jazz from South Bend to aid the local auxiliary, aided by the Westville group seeking clothing donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Ladies of the Red Cross
Pinhook
Westville
County Board of Review
Peterson
Red Cross
Cattron Hall
Artist Bros. Jazz Band
South Bend
Fisherman on the river bank tells grim joke
An old man waiting by the river says he cannot report on fish since he has dropped them a line every day for nearly a week and yet has received no reply. A stranger asks how the fish are. The fisherman remains calm and grim.
New Use for a Cook Book
A dying man regains will to live after a relative gives him a cookbook. He recalls meals and cravings such as pig hocks with dumplings and waffles, asking about foods like rissoles and toad-in-the-hole, revived by the prospect of eating again. Atlantic Monthly. Timothy hay, for sale. Mrs. Fred Hagenow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Monthly
Otis District Builds Patriotism With Flag Pole and War Efforts
Otis and district No 2 raise a 50 foot pole and 27 star flag on Decoration Day to honor war effort including Liberty Loans Red Cross and War Savings Stamps. The ceremony featured David Ritenour 87 Civil War veteran and six young girls, with Dr J N Kelly delivering a lengthy speech and local Polish residents praised for their support. Also notes job openings at Reliance Manufacturing in Michigan City and a La Porte County grand jury petition to investigate city officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis
District No. 2
Red Cross
W. S.S. Solicitors
Dorsey
Curran
Raymond Rottein
David Ritenour
Irene Dorsey
Maoline Curran
Mamie Drayer
Lucille Witte
Lizzie Meyers
Pearl Ambroski
Laporte County
J. W. Ludlow
Manuel Bartness
H. B. Austin
Harry H. Jones
Edward Hixon
Michigan City
Shoes Repaired at W L Augustine Store
William Tolton offers prompt shoe repairs for customers who leave their work at the W L Augustine shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Augustine
William Tolton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oberreich & Arnold
Jhina Ware
Brisco
WOLFE
Franklin St
Michigan City, Ind
Dodge
Oldsmobile
Augustine
W.L. Augustine's
GL Howell
Westville, Indiana
Implement and Coal
All Shades
Poplins &Linens
Georgette Crepe
Crepe-de- Chine
Gingham
Davidson & Porter
Joseph Clyburn
Mrs
Huffine
Frederick, Okla
Osborn & Osborn
Ridgeway
Hartman
Job Barnard
George H. van Pelt
Charlevoix
Mich
Boston
van Pelt
Dixie Highway
George
Wearville
BE. T. Scott
Lincoln
Kipling
Paul Han
Harper
Henoch
Timothy Hay
Mra
Fred Hagenow
Ulle Lumber & Coal CO
J. N. Kelly
Jon
Reliance Manufacturing Co
Specht-Finney CO
Valparaiso
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